Troops going back to Iraq

[RIROCKHOUND]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

This war is close to 1400 years old. The borders they are fighting over were largely set by European colonial powers. You think we will cure it with a few soldiers or even half a million. Or maybe we could set up another puppet for another thirty years, like Saddam Hussein, the shah of Iran, Jordan, Israel, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, etc.
We need to spend the money on alternatives to middle eastern oil, like the Pentagon proposed.

Bingo.

'Stay until the risk is less than leaving'

Will we ever get to that point Jim?

But, you got me, I want the terrorists to win.

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

Bingo.

'Stay until the risk is less than leaving'

Will we ever get to that point Jim?

But, you got me, I want the terrorists to win.

"Will we ever get to that point Jim?"

I don't know. But if pulling out emboldens the terrorists to the point where thee are within reach of having their country, then given what happened on 09/11, I don't know how you can be OK with that. You'd stand by and watch Al Queda create their own sovereign state? You wouldn't risk mush to prevent that?

If you think we should never have invaded Iraq, that's even more reason why we should have stayed...we broke it, it's our responsibility to fix it. Also, what would you say to the many Iraq citizens who helped us? We left, Al Queda takes over, and the terrorists can start executing the folks who stuck their necks out to help us...

I don't get it, I just don't get it.

I don't think you want the bad guys to win, but you seem opposed to stopping the bad guys before they have their own oil-rich country. I'm stunned you aren't concerned by that. It doesn't matter whether or not you think we should have invaded. The fact is, our departure created this vacuum, and that makes it our fault. Do we not have any responsibility to fix what we broke? Do you tell your kids to only live up to their responsibilities as long as it's convenient for them?